9) Virender Sehwag
The swashbuckling opener was never able to lead the national side, but was appointed as the captain for two franchises, Delhi Daredevils [now Delhi Capitals] and Kings XI Punjab [now Punjab Kings]. He led the Delhi side to the playoffs stage in 2012, after finishing comfortably at the top of the table.
However, the team lost the qualifier 1 to eventual champions KKR and the eliminator to the CSK side. Nevertheless, Sehwag has an excellent captaincy record, having won 28 games out of the 53 that he’s led in the IPL. That amounts to a win rate of 53.77, which is quite good for a player without prior captaincy experience.
